Opinion
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Opinion in KensingtonOur Fathers: Observations From a Muslim Funeral
The coffin was plain wood and painted white. After family members took out the deceased and placed him into the grave, scores of men passed back first the lid and…
Jim McGovern | 09/01/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonOPINION: What’s Holding Up the Investigation of Last Year’s SEPTA Cop Taser Incident
At around 2 AM on the morning of October 26th of last year, an unknown SEPTA police officer escorted Omar Lopez out of the closed elevated station at Huntingdon and…
Austin Nolen | 01/13/2016 -
Features in KensingtonNew to the Riverwards: Sleepy Drivers and Late Saturday Night Observations
2:15 AM, Saturday night. Kensington. I was enjoying one of those slow, quiet conversations that crop up among party stragglers as we finish off the last few bottles of cider.…
Teagan Kuruna | 08/14/2015 -
Opinion in KensingtonLocal Lens
The recent warehouse fire in Kensington that killed two Philadelphia firefighters was a tragedy that could have been prevented. Boarding up old houses or warehouses and then allowing them to…
Thom Nickels | 04/25/2012